1994 FIBA European League Final Four

1994 FIBA European League Final Four
Tournament details
Host Tel Aviv,  Israel
Arena Yad Eliyahu Arena
Dates April 1994
Final positions
Champions Spain 7up Joventut (1st title)
Runners-up Greece Olympiacos
Third place Greece Panathinaikos
Fourth place Spain FC Barcelona
Awards and statistics
MVP Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Žarko Paspalj

The 1994 FIBA European League Final Four was the 1993–94 season's European League Final Four tournament, organized by FIBA Europe.

7up Joventut won its first title after defeating Olympiacos in the final match.

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
 Greece Olympiacos  77  
 Greece Panathinaikos  72  
 
     Greece Olympiacos  57
   Spain 7up Joventut  59
Third place
 Spain 7up Joventut  79  Greece Panathinaikos  100
 Spain FC Barcelona  65    Spain FC Barcelona  83

Semifinals

Olympiacos – Panathinaikos

19 April 1994
19:30
Olympiacos Greece 7772 Greece Panathinaikos
Scoring by half: 36–36, 41–36
Pts: Paspalj 22
Rebs: Tarpley 16
Asts: Tomić 2
Pts: Volkov 32
Rebs: Volkov, Vranković 8
Asts: Galis 2
Yad Eliyahu, Tel Aviv
Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA)

7up Joventut – FC Barcelona

19 April 1994
21:30
7up Joventut Spain 7965 Spain FC Barcelona
Scoring by half: 31–36, 48–29
Pts: T. Jofresa 21
Rebs: Martínez, Smith 16
Asts: Smith, Villacampa 1
Pts: Epi 23
Rebs: Roberts 7
Asts: three players 1
Yad Eliyahu, Tel Aviv
Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Reuven Virovnik (ISR)

Third place game

21 April 1994
19:30
Panathinaikos Greece 10083 Spain FC Barcelona
Scoring by half: 54–49, 46–34
Pts: Galis 30
Rebs: Vranković 19
Asts: Galis, Vranković 3
Pts: Roberts 19
Rebs: Massenburg 10
Asts: Díez 2
Yad Eliyahu, Tel Aviv
Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA)

Final

April 21
21:30
Olympiacos Greece 5759 Spain 7up Joventut
Scoring by half: 39–39, 18–20
Pts: Paspalj 15
Rebs: Tarpley 14
Asts: Tomić 1
Pts: Martínez 17
Rebs: Martínez, Smith 10
Asts: Smith, Thompson 1
Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Stefano Cazzaro (ITA)
Olympiacos
7up Joventut
Starters: P R A
PG
4
Greece Efthymis Bakatsias 2 1 0
SG
5
Greece Georgios Sigalas 14 3 0
SF
8
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Žarko Paspalj 15 6 0
PF
15
United States Roy Tarpley 12 14 0
C
10
Greece Panagiotis Fasoulas 2 10 0
Reserves: P R A
PG
6
Greece Antonis Stamatis 0 0 0
PG
11
Greece Milan Tomić 10 1 1
C
14
Greece Dragan Tarlać 0 0 0
Head coach:
Greece Giannis Ioannidis
1994 European champions
Spain
7up Joventut
1st title
Starters: P R A
PG
5
Spain Rafael Jofresa 4 3 0
SG
8
Spain Jordi Villacampa 16 4 0
SF
15
United States Mike Smith 6 10 1
PF
10
United States Corny Thompson 9 4 1
C
13
Spain Ferran Martínez 17 10 0
Reserves: P R A
PG
6
Spain Tomàs Jofresa 5 0 0
C
12
Spain Juan Antonio Morales 2 2 0
Head coach:
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Obradović

Final Four 1994 MVP: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Žarko Paspalj (Olympiacos)

Final standings

Team
1. Spain 7up Joventut
2. Greece Olympiacos
3. Greece Panathinaikos
4. Spain FC Barcelona

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